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Armed Forces History, Division of (NMAH, SI).
Hittinger, Joseph J.
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1921-1923
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0.1 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0288
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Five letters from Joseph J. Hittinger, Eugene, Oregon to a friend named Belote indicate that Belote was a staff member of the National Museum in Washington, D.C. and that the two men have mutual professional and personal friends. The letters, to which no replies are available, include professional gossip, numerous references to Mr. Hittinger's inte...
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[Walking around the world] caption in envelope photonegative
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Underwood & Underwood
- Dates:
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1927
- Level:
- item
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1 Item (3 3/4" x 7")
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0143
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Vernon, Victor
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1903-1948
bulk 1915-1920
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0.43 Cubic Feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0221
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This scrapbook collection chronicles Vernon's aviation career and includes numerous photographs from the 1915-1920 period, with an emphasis on Curtiss flying boats, the Curtiss Model H America, the Curtiss rebuilt Langley Aerodrome, and Curtiss tractors. Besides the photographs, the scrapbooks contains many newspaper clippings covering Vernon's inv...
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Lukens, Glen
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1920-1983
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1.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lukeglen
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of ceramicist Glen Lukens measure 1.6 linear feet and date from 1920 to 1983. The bulk of the papers consist of letters from Lukens to family members, and other correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues. Notably, letters describe Lukens' time working in Haiti to establish a ceramic industry, his views on United States involvement in World War II, and the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965. Also found are biographical materials, scattered writings and notes on ceramics and other subjects, printed materials, and photographs.
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1829-1953, undated
- Level:
- subseries
- Collection ID:
- AAA.berrfami
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
This series includes a scrapbook of greeting cards to family members illustrated by Clifford and Jim Berryman, but primarily contains letters written by presidents, notable politicians, and other political cartoonists, discussing Clifford Berryman's work. See Appendix for list of notable correspondents from Series 1.3
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Christenson, Carl J., 1907-1986
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[ca. 1920s-1980s]
bulk 1928-1968
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1.8 Cubic Feet (4 legal document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1995.0057
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection covers Christenson's flying and government career and includes the following types of material: photographs, newspaper clippings, government forms and memorandums, correspondence, publications, and log books.
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Graham, Adelaide
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1914 - 1973
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2 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1153
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of materials relating to the creation and operation of the restaurant chain known as the Coon Chicken Inn.
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Jantzen, Carl C.
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1925-1977
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7 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0233
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Carl C. Jantzen and John C. Zehntbauer founded the Portland Knitting Company in 1910 as a retail store selling knitted products (i.e. sweaters, hosiery, jackets). Carl Jantzen later invented an automated circular knitting machine that allowed the company to make light-weight materials for swimsuits. In 1916, the company first used the name Jantzen as their trademark and went on to specialize in swimsuits.
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Maertz, J.F., Department Store (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Stanley-Brown, Joseph, 1858-1941
Keystone View Company
Rau, William H.
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1887-1930
bulk 1900-1930
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8 Cubic feet ((29 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0945
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of lantern slides and stereographs produced by several companies: Keystone View Company, Better America Lecture Service, Incorporated, American Press Association, J. Stanley-Brown, William H. Rau, and J. F. Maertz Department Store. The lantern slides were primarily intended to be used for educational presentations about the United States, other countries, history, and society. Many of the slides and stereographs are accompanied by descriptive text and in some instances by small cards--one card for each slide--and in other instances directly on the back of a stereoview. The majority of images were taken from 1900 to 1930.
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Edel, May M. (May Mandelbaum), 1909-1964
Edel, Abraham, 1908-2007
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1928-1996
bulk 1928-1964
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4.58 Linear feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2005-27
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
May Mandelbaum Edel (1909-1964) taught anthropology at Brooklyn College and the New School for Social Research, and founded the Anthropology Department at Rutgers University in 1960. She conducted fieldwork in Washington; Oregon; Uganda; and Brownsville, New York. The collection consists of field notes, lecture notes, language notes, manuscripts, books, correspondence, teaching materials, conference files, and personal papers. Included are lecture notes taken from courses with Franz Boas and Ruth Benedict, and extensive field notes for her work with the Okanagan Indians in Washington, the Bachiga (Bakiga) in Uganda, and Jewish families in Brownsville, New York.